I was suspended from work after trying to break up a fight between customers and I was spit on and attacked.

While it may seem unfair, your employer can discipline you for getting involved in an altercation with a customer.

I was fired for "willful violation of a company rule." Unemployment insurance has been denied pending a phone appeal next week.

You can argue at the hearing that the rule is routinely violated and that the company does not normally discipline people or enforce the rule. In...

PLEASE HELP?

You should contact several employment attorneys. Here is a link to an association of employment attorneys in New Jersey - www.nela-nj.org. Many...

The union has the choice to bring a grievance on your behalf. If the contract provides that the shop steward is supposed to be the last to get...

It's not generally done, but the employer can forbid most topics of conversation in the workplace. The only things that cannot be forbidden are...

I am not being paid in accordance to my comp plan. What recourse can I take?

Generally, the employer has to tell you that they're changing your pay. If they said they would pay one rate and then paid a totally different...

Can a person win an appeal from unemployment if the person quit their job for medical reasons?

Missing one shift to take care of a personal emergency usually is not considered a resignation. Did you tell the employer that you resigned or...

Can I file a lawsuit after being fired for physical abuse?

No. You can be terminated for hitting a client. You could also be prosecuted and/or lose your license. You should talk to an attorney that is...

Hoboken New Jersey my job used all me sick-time then suspend me for a no call no show can they do th?

Depending on the size of the employer you had rights to medical leave under either the Family and Medical Leave Act or the NJ Law Against...

Part time employee is requesting 40 days off for vacation.

You only have an obligation to provide reasonable leave if an employee has a physical or psychological disability. If she is seeking 40 days of...